Mechanical toy



(No Model.)

W. D.'0HASE.

MBGHANIGAL TOY.

2 sheets-sum 2.

Patented Mar. 26, 1889.

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\YILLIAM D. CHASE, OF IIACKENSACK, NEIV JERSEY.

MECHANICAL TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,055, dated March26, 1889;

Application filed November 12, 1883. Serial No. 290,535. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM D. CHASE, a resident of Hackensack, Bergencounty, New Jersey, have invented an Improved Mechanical Toy, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a mechanical toy in which thereciprocating motion of the dancer will be made irregular that is, themotion of the dancer will not be uniform, but at times will be fasterthan at other times.

Another object of the invention is to give a limited swinging motion tothe feet of the dancer.

The invention consists in the details of improvement and thecombinations of parts, that are more fully hereinafter set forth.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a face View of a mechanical toyembodying; my invention. Fig. 2 is a partlybroken back view of the same,showing the mechanism for actuating the dancer; and Fig. is a verticalcross-section on the plane of the line 0 c, Fig. 2.

' In the accompanying drawings, the letterA represents abox or frame ofsuitable construction, which is preferably provided in front with aglass, a, through which the dancer or other figure to be moved may beseen, and b is the back of the box.

B is a partition that extends across the interior of the box or frame Aand to which the operating mechanism of the toy is attached.

The operating mechanism of the toy consists of a suitable train ofclock-Work, D. The pallet d of this clock works in the teeth of theescapement-wheel e, as in ordinary clockmovements, whereby a rotaryreciprocating motion is given to the arbor f of the pallet (Z. To thearbor f of the pallet d is secured a crank or arm, g, that extendsthrough an opening, it, in the partition B. To the outer end of thecrank g is attached a figure, E, which is shown in the drawings as adancing boy, but which may be of any other desired configuration. Thefigure E is pivotally attached to the crank g, so that it may oscillate.As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, a

pin, L, is passed through the figure E and en ters a friction sleeve ortube, j, that is slipped over the upwardly-extending end of the crank g.By this means one figure may readily be replaced upon the crank g byanother; but the figure E may be connected with the crank g in any otherdesired manner. As the arbor f is reciprocated by the clock-work, thecrank g will be moved up and down, thereby impartingan up-an d-down orvertically-reciprocating motion to the figure E, which, being pivoted,also oscillates during said up-and-down motion. As the figure E is thusmoved, the boy will appear to dance. In order to. impart a more violentoscillating motion at times to the figure, I provide a pin, m, thatprojects from the face of the partition 13. (See Fig. 1.) This pin isplaced in such apositionnamely, higher than the lowest portion of thefigure that the lower part or foot of the oscillating figure may attimes strike it. Then the figure strikes the pin m, as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 2, it will be thrown rather quickly off said pin, as shownin Fig. 1, by this means producing a peculiar jarring or violentoscillating motion, which has the appearance of the boy moving forwardand backward, as clog-dancers are known to do.

In order to give the legs F of the figure or dancer an independentmotion, I pivot said legs to the body proper, and connect the feet ofthe dancer by delicate springs n with the body proper of the figure, asat o. I prefer also to weight the legs of the figure, and for thispurpose I place weights 19 upon the feet of the figure. As the figure isnow moved, the weights on the feet tend to lower them, while the springsn tend to raise them, thereby producing a swinging or oscillating motionof the feet independent of the motion of the body.

In order to give the arbor f, and thereby the figure, an irregularmotion, I attach to said arbor a crank or arm, g, which extendsoutwardly from said arbor, and to said crank I attach a spring, 7'. Tothe lower end of this spring I attach a ball or weight, 8, and in or.-der that the spring *1 and the ball or weight 8 may have a slightindependent motion, I connect said spring by cords twith the box A, asshown in Fig. 2. As the arbor f is now reoiprocated, the crank 1 willalso be recipro- Lions sire repeated in quick nnmtression the spring rn'iii he i-iwnng inhnnliv, as shown in on its pivot, and means, snimtantin lly as deserihed, for reeiproentinp' said figure, of the spring01, :(mnecting the body of the figure with the pivoted exi reniity 'i'orregnlz'iiing the swinging movement of the part h, substandetted lines inFig. 2, and Yihrni'e, thus inipnrtlngr :L qniekcr motion to the emnh r;and i nrhorfijinin would he iIHPEH'iAKi hy the eieek- Work. By thisn'iemni an irregular motion in glv m to the nri or, and i hereby to thednncer-- that in to any, while the crank q is, distending the s nking rthe nieiion of {he nrher f will he qniic nnill'n'm, hut when the spring;2' swings hnernliy ZH] extra impetus in given to the crank q, which in inrn iingmris :i quicker rmiprocntin54 inotien to the ignrc i l. iiyihieniennn the niotionn oi' the dnneer are \nried, so i'hnt n1 timer-i hen'iii zipper-tr to dnnee with more \ije'er nnd enemy thnn at othertiniee lherchy n'ndncing; n likening; eli'cet.

liming: new dm-acrihed my invention, whet I claim in l. Thecoinhinetion, with :a driving; mechnnirnn and n roinr rzwinrocziiingrnri'ienjgel the crank g, (HTHlQCTWi with d m'hnr, and the figure ii, jiiwfi'zliiy mnnecied with mid crank, and the pin m, pieced higher thenthe lowest portion of the figure and upon which the 'iignre:nnyr-trii-ze to he deducted laterally, sui'istnni inii y EH;z'ieiu-riinni.

1?. The eondiinntion (if at driving nieehmn ism having; :1 retziryreeiln'n :niine' nrhonjjwith ihe laterally-e1; ifilfiiil j crank 5],having :1 vertical end pnri, i'ignri i*i,il()li%01liizii pin 5, forsupporting said ii g'nre, and nhwvej, cnrrying snid 11in, i sieeveendnm'inn' i vcriien i 5 described.

The eomhiimtitm, with n JWji}H'Wthiilg' hem-e, .ifi. hm'ingz jointei'i.ioner part, i, that 1H nnpnoriwi o the iie'ilrc and free in swingi'izii'iy 2e descrilm'i.

"i". The combination, with n reei nneating figure having; jointed lowerpart, '11, pivotaiiy Hnsn mndcd therefroln, and means, substantially asdescribed, for 'reeiprocniting said Jig nre, with the spring 1:,connecting the body of the ligg'ure with the pivoted extremity and withthe \V(i3,ili ]),(iitlli(, i by mid extremity, inihntnntifi 'ily 2e;denm'ihcd.

5. The 801111)illfL'iIiOil, with :1 driving 'ineehnn inni and it roinryreei n'ocntii1g :u-horyf, Subs'rz'lntinily in; dmerihed, of the c 2111]:g], enrricd by mid zn'hor, spring, r, (ennected with mid crank, and theweight .s', carried by said spring, Substantially an descrihm'l.

(3. The (:mnhinniion, with 2L driving 1neehnnirnn and nv reinry reci'n'oeni ingnirhor, enhrstnniiniiy m deeerihed, of the cn'nk g enrried hynnid nrhor, r-apring; r, ennnected to and crank, wiiiight .s, and cordsn11 arranged suhntnniinily as described, whereby an irregular motion ingiven to the arbor]; snhntmxtinlly 2m rfl mfliiiilid.

7. The combination, with :1 driving; 1neeh- (Edi hsni nnd n roinry reeinventing arbor-J", Suhei'nn'iin liy nn de,-: ;erihed, oi. the crank g,carried by said arbor, and n figure, E, pivotniiy connected with said. 0nnh, and oi. the ernnh. and spring -r,eonneetr,m1 with said crank, andthe weight 3' on the spring: r, :11] arranged ier operziiion,nnhnimltinlly is; described.

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